Jonathan Pudas (born 26 April 1993) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Jonathan Pudas
Born (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 31)
Kiruna, Sweden
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
SHL team
Former teams
Skellefteå AIK
Brynäs IF
Jokerit
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2009–present

Early life

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Pudas was born in Kiruna, Sweden, to Finnish-speaking parents from Pajala Municipality. Pudas himself does not speak Finnish.[1]

Playing career

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Pudas made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Brynäs IF during the 2015–16 SHL season.[2]

After three seasons with Skellefteå AIK, posting a career best 13 goals and 36 points in 52 games during the 2019–20 season, Pudas left the SHL as a free agent and signed a two-year contract with Finnish club, Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on 12 May 2020.[3]

Pudas appeared with Jokerit in the 2020–21 season, collecting 2 goals and 10 points through 41 regular season games. After an early post-season exit, he returned to previous club, Skellefteå AIK of the SHL, on a three-year contract on 18 March 2021.[4]

Career statistics

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Bold indicates led league

Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Kiruna IF J18 16 2 9 11 22
2009–10 Kiruna IF J18 32 13 22 35 90
2009–10 Kiruna IF SWE.3 10 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Skellefteå AIK J18 22 5 28 33 45
2010–11 Skellefteå AIK J18 Allsv 18 3 9 12 68 8 0 2 2 2
2010–11 Skellefteå AIK J20 4 0 3 3 0
2011–12 Skellefteå AIK J20 45 7 23 30 16 3 0 1 1 0
2011–12 Kiruna IF SWE.3 1 0 1 1 0
2012–13 Skellefteå AIK J20 42 12 18 30 30 5 1 3 4 0
2012–13 Kiruna IF SWE.3 3 0 1 1 4
2012–13 Karlskrona HK Allsv 4 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Karlskrona HK Allsv 52 0 5 5 6 6 0 1 1 0
2014–15 Karlskrona HK Allsv 52 6 19 25 26 4 0 3 3 4
2015–16 Brynäs IF SHL 51 2 18 20 14 1 0 0 0 2
2016–17 Brynäs IF SHL 52 6 13 19 32 20 1 5 6 10
2017–18 Skellefteå AIK SHL 52 10 18 28 20 16 0 10 10 8
2018–19 Skellefteå AIK SHL 47 9 17 26 24 6 0 6 6 4
2019–20 Skellefteå AIK SHL 52 13 23 36 28
2020–21 Jokerit KHL 41 2 8 10 6 2 1 0 1 0
2021–22 Skellefteå AIK SHL 42 7 37 44 32 6 2 1 3 4
2022–23 Skellefteå AIK SHL 50 11 34 45 28 17 3 9 12 12
SHL totals 346 58 160 218 178 66 6 31 37 40
KHL totals 41 2 8 10 6 2 1 0 1 0

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2021 Sweden WC 9th 7 1 0 1 0
2022 Sweden OG 4th 6 0 5 5 2
2022 Sweden WC 6th 4 0 1 1 0
Senior totals 17 1 6 7 2

References

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  1. ^ "Pudas uskoo joukkueen iskukykyyn: "Meillä on vahva ryhmä"" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020. vanhempansa kotoisin Norrbottenin läänissä sijaitsevan Pajalan kunnan alueelta ... vanhempansa sekä isovanhempansa puhuvat suomea ... Itse en puhu kieltä
  2. ^ "› Jonathon Pudas - shl" (in Swedish). shl.se. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Top defenseman Jonathan Pudas to Jokerit" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Welcome home Jonathan Pudas" (in Swedish). Skellefteå AIK. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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